A LONGQUAN CELADON AND BISCUIT FIGURE OF GUANYIN, YUAN TO MING DYNASTY China, 1279-1644. Seated in royal ease atop a rocky outcrop above crashing waves with lotus blossoms and leaves as well as a finely molded fish. Modeled wearing long flowing robes decorated with floral designs, elegantly draped over the shoulders, and opening at the chest to reveal pendent jewelry and undergarment with diapered decoration. The face with a smiling expression, the hair tied into a high chignon under the cowl. Covered overall in a soft celadon glaze, with the face, chest, and fish reserved in the biscuit that burnt to various tones of brown during the firing.

Provenance: From a private collection in Arkansas, United States.
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age. Minor old wear and expected firing flaws as well as some glaze lines and smoothened losses.

Weight: 573.2 g
Dimensions: Height 20.3 cm

Expert's note: The finely molded biscuit fish emerging from the crashing waves forming the base of this figure is extremely rare, with no other examples of such decoration on comparable Longquan figures recorded in public collections.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's Paris, 9 June 2015, lot 299
Price: EUR 32,500 or approx. EUR 37,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Longquan celadon and biscuit figure of Guanyin, China, Ming dynasty.


元至明龍泉青釉觀音
中國，1279-1644年。觀音頭戴包頭披巾，面容沉靜，雙目微垂，長耳垂。上身著袈裟，袒胸，胸前佩串珠，裙上配有瓔珞，跣足。菩薩姿態自然，雙手藏於袖中，坐於海水江石之上。底座上可見澀胎龍魚。觀音臉部、頸部和胸部均澀胎，無釉，露出赭紅色胎土，其餘部分施青釉。

來源：美國阿肯色州私人收藏。
品相：品相良好，與年齡相稱。 輕微磨損和預期的燒製缺陷以及一些釉面磨損。

重量：573.2 克
尺寸：高20.3 厘米

專家注釋：觀音像底部的浪花中出現的露胎龍魚極為罕見，公共收藏中沒有其他類似這樣紋飾的例子。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：巴黎佳士得, 2015年6月9日, lot 299
價格：EUR 32,500（相當於今日EUR 37,500）
描述：明代龍泉青釉觀音